Spring?

So I think Spring is on it's way? With UT you just never know. But we are really enjoying the weather when we can and the kids sure enjoys the park!

One day was a sunny day at the park and then we wake up to this the next day!



















Natures way of saying April Fools I guess!

Romantic get away?

So this past weekend Jer and I had a "romantic get away". We went to Moab for a work conference, so no it wasn't really romantic, but it was a free trip and my MIL came out for the week to watch the girls so, we'll take what we can get!

It all started on the way down.... Actually, not true.... It started before we left. I went in to work Wed morning to finish up a few things. Turns out I was suppose to hand in some paperwork and take care of my conference money 2 weeks ago. How was I suppose to know, I never travel? So no biggie really they just give me some pre-paid Amex cards. I got a lot more money than I was expecting too so this was GREAT!

Ok, so then we leave FINALLY around 5:00. First stop is the gas station. I whip out my handy dandy pre-paid Amex cards and read the fine print.... "can not be used on Gas or hotel"..... HELLO!!!!! I got them to pay for gas or hotel! WTH?!?!? So what ever, I called work and they will pay me when I get back like I had originally thought any ways so no big deal. Ok, so we are on the road again. About half way there on lovely Hwy 6 we get PULLED OVER. Dun dun duuuuunnnnn. We are in Jers truck so of course I cant find a current insurance card or registration. STRESSFUL! So we end up with a nice $107 speeding ticket. Great!

Finally make it to Moab and all is well. I even get a full nights sleep since Abby is with Grandma! So off I go to the conference. About 2:00ish I get a phone call from Jer. So I send it to voicemail. Uh-oh, he calls back which means something happened. So I answer and Yep, something happened all right... Jer could not get his bike to work so he had to take it to the shop. On the way back to the hotel he got in to a car accident!! Moab has a main street that can get a bit nasty. He was turning left out of a gas station, which is located on a curve where the lanes merge from 2 to 1 lane. He was trying to turn and there was a van and a bus parked on either side of the exit. So he inches out.... cars are coming so he decides to try to get to the suicide lane (turn lane). Well a car pulls in to that lane to turn in to the gas station. So his only choice is to back up. Yep, right in to a little car. He went back maybe 18" and that car was just right on his bumper so he smashed it! ARGH!

The truck just got a little ding on the bumper so the tailgate hits it when it is open now:










But the little piece o' civic got a bit smashed.










But it doesnt end here! So a few beers later Jer is over the ticket, the broken brakes and the car accident. We had a nice dinner out that night and got to relax in the hotel hot tub. So the next day I go to my conference and Jer heads to the bike shop to get his bike. He pays for it and goes out to load his bike in the car and there are 2 people pointing at it and looking at the frame. Turns out he has a CRACK in the frame! So that means it is 100% broken. Who knows how long the crack has been there but with the weekend we were having he wasn't going to chance it. Of course we notice it AFTER he pays for the shop to fix it!

So our trip to the mountain biking capital of the world did not include any biking at all. Not all was lost though and we had a great day of climbing Saturday. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time. Moab sure is an incredible place to visit!

Videos galore!

So the grandparents have requested more video so here ya go!

Crazy Crawl:




Pulling Up:




It is finally feeling like spring outside so we took advantage today and brought out a few toys!

Spring Ride:




4-wheelin':

I was right....

So, the doodles were the death of me after all. Unfortunately I did not make the cut this week and have been ELIMINATED from the LDD Apprentice Program... dun dun dunnnnnnnnnn.

The most disappointing part was the critique. It was a great critique it was just that it was one of those "DOH" moments. The comment was that my design needed more texture and some "wow" factor to it to make it stand out. Great point! The "doh" part of this was that I did that EXACT THING when I used them in my own layout I just did not include that in the preview! AHHHH! I read the assignment as more of a brush (outline) sort of thing. I included colored "stickers" in the preview to make them easier to see but I wanted to keep it really generic and more flat and then I made sure to do a layout right away to show the different ways my doodles could be used. I took the stickers and used textured papers to color them instead of just flat colors or plain brushes. So unfortunately that did not come across in my actual submittal. Very disappointing and I am totally bummed. I just did not want to do the standard flowers and swirls.... Oh well.

But it was a great opportunity and I am so glad I tried. I learned quite a bit too and got to try out some really cool programs. One thing I learned though is designing takes a TON of time! WOW! But I did really enjoy it. I think you may see a freebie here or there from me now too. I also think I may try and get some kits on Knapp Scraps one of these days too. Ya never know!

So sorry this is all scrappa talk and probably wont make sense to every one but I just needed to vent.

Thanks to every one that commented on my submittals and downloaded my stuff. Or TRIED to download it... the link for the first one was a bit wonky.

So with that I will leave you with an image of my TEXTURED pond pals....

Doodle me CRAZY!!

Little Dreamer Apprentice Challenge #3 - Doodle Me Baby.... or as I refer to it.... Doodle me CRAZY! This one was so hard! I had a million ideas and just could not get them to work out. Some were too "themey", or boring, or looked worse then a kindergardner drawing. One may have even been called a "possessed lamb" by a certain someone.... (Thanks Jenny! ha ha ha) I just could not DRAW! I was not feeling like the standard swirls and flowers sorts of doodles. So in the end I came up with some little critters that I am quite proud of! I guess it is the MN girl in me. So here they are!

Pond Pals:



I believe they will be available to download soon at LDD. This round closes Monday at midnight so I think they will be up after that.

Wish me luck and have a Happy St. Patty's Day!

Feelin' Lucky

This week the Apprentice challenge was "All About the Elements". We had to make one glitter, one metal, one stitch and then one element of out choice. It was really fun and I got to play with a lot of new programs. I decided to have some fun with this and I came up with a kit for St. Patrick's Day! I figured I could use a little luck. So here it is!

FEELIN' LUCKY:


You can also download it HERE Please leave me a comment if you download it. Also, feel free to post your LO's with this kit in the APPRENTICE GALLERY for your chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate at LDD!

ETA: WOW! Thank you so much for the response to my freebie. The link is now available at LDD so please take a look at all of the great entries! THANKS!

I made it!

So it is after midnight so I guess I can spill the beans!! I made it through the first round in the LDD Apprentice Challenge! I am so excited about this opportunity. I have always thought I would eventually design and when this came up at LDD I had to go for it. It will be an exciting month!

So here is my submission:

Spring Dreams
I made a LO with it too of course! I found a sweet poem and modified it a bit to fit for this page.

Sisters_20 Toes:


I just love this photo! Having 2 girls is just so sweet. Plus it was fun making it with all my own stuff!

So head over to LDD and download this FREEBIE and enter it in the Apprentice Gallery for a chance to win a $10 GC to LDD.